Political Essays

Abolitionism admit American American Tract Society army become believe Breckinridge called character civil claim compromise conciliation Congress consequences consider Constitution Convention conviction coup d'état cracy danger democracy Democratic Democratic party divine doctrine doubt duty election enemy equal evil experience fact faith favor fear federacy feel force Fort Sumter Free give honor hope human instinct institutions intelligence interest Jefferson Davis Johnson judgment justice leaders less Lincoln look manhood matter McClellan means ment merely mind moral nation nature necessity negro never North once passions patriotism peace Philadelphia Convention political popular prejudice President principle prosperity question reason rebellion Rebels Republican party rience seceding secession seems sense sentiment slave slaveholding slavery Society South Carolina Southern statesmanship strength sure sympathy territory theory thing thought tion tisans treason true truth Union weakness